2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-MALES 1,992 1,160 55.9 53.3-58.5 304 13.2 11.6-14.9 528 30.9 28.5-33.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,269 798 59.6 56.3-62.7 203 14.2 12.2-16.5 268 26.3 23.3-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 357 196 54.3 48.3-60.1 68 15.5 11.9-20.0 93 30.2 24.9-36.1
Other 324 144 43.3 37.0-49.8 26 5.3 3.3- 8.4 154 51.4 44.9-57.8
AGE
18-34 477 196 40.8 36.0-45.8 30 5.3 3.6- 7.7 251 53.8 48.8-58.8
35-44 272 141 53.2 46.5-59.7 25 8.6 5.7-12.7 106 38.3 32.0-44.9
45-54 327 200 60.7 54.2-66.8 38 13.0 8.9-18.7 89 26.3 21.1-32.3
55-64 341 230 66.1 60.0-71.6 59 18.2 13.9-23.4 52 15.8 11.8-20.8
65-74 326 232 70.9 64.5-76.6 80 22.1 17.6-27.4 14 6.9 3.5-13.4
75+ 216 136 63.9 55.8-71.2 69 30.9 24.0-38.9 11 5.2 2.7- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 87 39.6 32.3-47.4 18 7.1 4.2-11.8 107 53.3 45.4-61.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 271 50.5 45.5-55.5 80 15.0 11.8-19.0 162 34.5 29.8-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 552 319 59.2 54.5-63.7 101 14.8 12.0-18.2 132 26.0 22.0-30.4
College Graduate 709 481 68.1 64.2-71.7 105 12.8 10.4-15.5 123 19.1 16.1-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 80 51.8 42.7-60.8 28 16.8 11.1-24.8 47 31.3 23.6-40.3
$15,000- 24,999 235 115 45.0 37.6-52.6 32 12.6 8.5-18.2 88 42.5 35.0-50.3
$25,000- 34,999 173 88 50.5 42.1-58.9 23 10.3 6.6-15.9 62 39.1 31.1-47.8
$35,000- 49,999 236 121 50.9 43.7-58.2 31 10.8 7.4-15.6 84 38.3 31.4-45.6
$50,000- 74,999 225 132 54.8 46.9-62.4 38 15.7 10.7-22.6 55 29.5 22.7-37.4
$75,000+ 600 414 66.9 62.3-71.2 87 12.9 10.3-16.1 99 20.2 16.4-24.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 330 50.0 45.2-54.9 130 19.3 16.0-23.2 142 30.6 26.0-35.7
No 1,308 775 57.8 54.7-60.9 163 10.5 8.8-12.5 370 31.7 28.8-34.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 531 304 53.7 48.6-58.6 128 22.0 18.3-26.3 99 24.3 19.9-29.3
Non-Veteran 1,443 843 56.5 53.5-59.5 175 10.5 8.9-12.4 425 33.0 30.2-36.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 406 59.1 54.7-63.3 88 11.1 8.7-14.2 179 29.8 25.8-34.1
Regional City or Suburban County 560 303 50.8 46.0-55.6 100 15.1 12.1-18.6 157 34.2 29.5-39.1
Rural 759 451 57.0 52.8-61.2 116 13.6 11.1-16.4 192 29.4 25.5-33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,185 662 54.4 51.1-57.6 101 8.0 6.4-10.0 422 37.6 34.5-40.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 499 336 67.1 61.8-71.9 138 25.2 21.1-29.8 25 7.7 4.7-12.5
Unable to Work 144 79 50.6 41.1-60.1 49 34.7 26.3-44.2 16 14.7 8.5-24.0
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 74 44.1 35.6-52.9 26 14.7 9.3-22.5 64 41.2 32.8-50.1
101% to 150% 198 98 48.8 40.5-57.1 26 9.9 6.4-14.9 74 41.3 33.2-50.0
151% to 200% 160 85 48.6 39.9-57.4 23 12.0 7.6-18.3 52 39.4 31.0-48.5
More than 200% 1,001 644 62.4 58.8-65.9 155 14.0 11.8-16.7 202 23.6 20.5-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 246 52.4 46.9-57.9 68 13.3 10.2-17.2 127 34.2 29.0-39.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 674 376 53.6 49.2-58.0 119 15.8 12.9-19.3 179 30.6 26.5-35.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 877 538 59.3 55.4-63.0 117 11.0 9.1-13.4 222 29.7 26.1-33.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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